Recent content by robhdrider

Do a search on this site and you will find many references, it’s a way to compare water loss in the pool to the evaporation loss in a bucket.

Is your pool heated? I live in southeastern IL, until I turned the heater on last week I wasn’t losing any noticeable water to evaporation with the cool weather we have been having, the pool temp was in the low 70’s. Now with the heater on and the water temp in the mid 80’s I am losing about...

I wanted a water meter for the same reason, I went to the local water company and asked about purchasing an old meter as they do routine meter replacements and have old ones on hand. They gave me a meter, no charge. You may not get one for free but it can’t hurt to ask.

Why not start with figuring out what size gas heater your existing line will handle? If it could support a 175-200K BTU heater that would keep your pool warm. It wouldn't have as quick of a ramp up as a larger gas heater but will meet your needs and be a cheaper upfront alternative than the...

Not everyone may have them laying around like I do but I made a dipper using a metal collar stay. I bent the pointed end about a half inch from the end and it works perfect for holding a small amount of powder. The nice thing is powder doesn’t stick to it like it did the plastic dipper.

I’m guessing they meant insulation? I had a tear in a seam many years ago on a liner that was about the same age as yours, I ran another 6 or 7 years after patching. I did redo the patch after 3 or 4 years as the edges were raising. I never had an issue with the glue, did you fold the patch...

I installed my pool 30 years ago next month, started out on Baquacil as I wanted something that worked with my travel schedule. For the first couple of years it worked great, it was just an expensive option. Then I started to fight the white mold, fought it for a few years then got pink slime...

That’s how I know it’s time to replace the batteries. Has always fixed the problem.

The aquadoor requires the replacement of the skimmer faceplate, while I don’t consider that a difficult task you would have to decide for yourself if this is something you would want to tackle or not. Not my intent to go against anything in Pool School, just describing what I do and my...

In my experience there is no reason to use an algecide in a Northern location. I’m in Southern Illinois and for 28 years all I have done is raise the chlorine level prior to closing and my pool is clear when I open the following spring. I use liquid chlorine to raise the level to SLAM level...

2010 CVO Street Glide. Hopefully your warranty will cover the cell. If you don’t have the new style flow sensor it would be a good upgrade as well. Since that style came out I believe the no flow issues with the Jandy units have been resolved, I’ve had no issues and the posts about no flow...

Only one fix for that cell, time for a replacement. I purchased one from Amazon in June, a 1400 cell, power cord, and new style flow sensor for $528. I just looked and the price has increased to $571.

Merlin Holden Beach

How long has it been since you cleaned your DE filter? I have found over the years that when my pool clouds but chems appear fine that it is time to clean the filter, even when I haven’t seen a pressure rise. In my case backwashing and recharging rarely helped in this situation but dissembling...